Open AccessEpidemiologic Distribution of the Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element among Selected Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Author(s) -
Richard V. Goering,
Linda K. McDougal,
Gregory E. Fosheim,
Kristin K. Bonnstetter,
Daniel J. Wolter,
Fred C. Tenover
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00273-07
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , sccmec , mobile genetic elements , genetics , bacteria , gene , genome
We tested 214Staphylococcus aureus isolates for thearcA locus of the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). All USA300 SCCmec IVa isolates, but no isolates containing other SCCmec subtypes, werearcA positive.arcA was also detected in selected methicillin-susceptible USA300 and methicillin-resistant USA100 isolates. DNA sequence analysis confirmed the integration of ACME inorfX .